Philips Evnia 49M2C8900 240Hz QD-OLED ultrawide
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A 48.9″ Samsung QD-OLED (Quantum Dot OLED) panel is used, with 1800R (moderate) curve and 5120 x 1440 resolution (32:9 ultrawide). A bit like having 2 x 27″ 16:9 QHD monitors side by side without bezels in the way, in terms of size and pixel density. The screen surface is described as “Anti-Glare, Low-reflection 2%, Haze 25%” which suggests a matte screen surface, though this may not be correct based on other products using this and other QD-OLED panels. A 240Hz refresh rate is supported, alongside Adaptive-Sync – allowing technologies such as Nvidia ‘G-SYNC Compatible’ and AMD FreeSync to be used, with 48 – 240Hz VRR range plus LFC. HDMI 2.1 VRR should also be supported. A 15m:1 static contrast ratio is specified alongside “unlimited viewing angles” and true 10-bit colour. The monitor is ‘flicker-free’ with 250 cd/m² (1000 cd/m² HDR peak) typical maximum luminance and 99% DCI-P3 (125.2% Adobe RGB, 153.1% sRGB) colour gamut specified. A factory calibrated sRGB setting is included with specified DeltaE <2. The monitor is VESA DisplayHDR True Black 400 specified using the appropriate HDR setting with more limited brightness, too.
A 0.03ms grey to grey response time is specified, with the technology known to be exceptional when it comes to pixel responsiveness even if this exact figure is misleading. ‘Low Input Lag’ is also mentioned. The rear of the screen includes ‘Ambiglow’ LEDs towards the top and side edges, with an additional vertical strip down the middle. This is a relatively powerful RGB LED lighting solution, which can be used as a bias light and can react to what’s being displayed on the screen or sound being played. The stand attaches centrally with 100 x 100mm VESA support via an included adaptor – the stand provides tilt, swivel and 120mm (4.72 inches) height adjustment. The ports face downwards and include; AC power input (internal power converter), 2 HDMI 2.1 ports, DP 1.4 (with DSC), USB-C (90W PD, DP Alt Mode, upstream data), a 3.5mm audio output and 4 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports (plus Type-B upstream). KVM is supported for easy peripheral sharing and display switching between 2 systems and the monitor includes quite a powerful sound system – 2 x 7.5W speakers plus 2 x 7.5W woofers.
Further details can be found on the manufacturer’s website. The monitor will be available from mid-September with an MSRP of ~£1650.
